I disagree. Choosing not to help nurture a child's need to become a superstar is doing them a disservice. You say "so few people do that," I refuse to believe t

I disagree. Choosing not to help nurture a child's need to become a superstar is doing them a disservice. You say "so few people do that," I refuse to believe that every child is not capable of the greatness to be world famous because of something - if that's what they choose. So if your kid wants to be an astronaut, an A-List movie star, or a magician, nurture that. Don't discount something because "I can't realistically consider that." Don't sell your kid short, they are capable of whatever they choose. You just have to equip them the tools they need to deal with what stands in their way. Some of the biggest celebrities and even presidents of the United States started off with meager beginnings, knowing nothing, having little; Some of them self educated. Of all the famous people in the world, look at who their parents are, what they came from - look at those that started with nothing. Some have prevailed despite overcoming the worst atrocities known to man and risen to greatness - Nelson Mandela. Some have become famous "just" for standing for what's right when those around them didn't rock the boat - Rosa Parks, Julian Assange, Edward Snowden. (I put "just" in quotes because I think everyone stands for what's right, but historically very few have been brave enough to really make that stand alone with so much standing in their way.) The chasm between having nothing (and by having nothing, I mean educationally speaking) and world fame can be crossed and has been crossed by many. Don't sell your child short by thinking they can't cross it. It can be done, it has been done and it will be done many times again. So you have to nurture it if that's the path they choose. If you have to educate yourself to help them get there, that's your job as a parent.